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MUMBAI: Rapper Panther releases a new independent song titled ‘Galat Karam' in collaboration with Delhi Rapper ‘Raga’.
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It's 2008, and Indian Idol season one runner up Amit Sana is back on the music scene with "Yaadein" a trip down memory lane. The nostalgia trip takes him right from Bhilai (his hometown) to the Indian Idol days of 2005. The music video of the title track stars Amit Sana as the lead model. Initially apprehensive about starring in the video, the singer managed to put his worries behind him and gaze confidently into the camera.
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She is a classical singer, better known for her inclination towards ghazals and bhajans. She won the Best Ghazal Singer award for her album 'Aaghaaz'in the 1980s. Recently, she added another feather to her cap by winning the Mission Ustaad reality show on television channel 9X. In a chat with Radio and Music.com's Anita Iyer, talented singer Sunali Rathod reveals her future plans and her delight at winning the show. Excerpts:
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Doctor, musician, actor, performer extraordinaire - he is a man with a multi-faceted personality!
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With elements of Indie rock and folk, embedded in each of the songs featured on their album, new Malayali rock band Avial has managed to mix to perfection an altogether unique sound that the band members like to call "Alternative Malayali Rock". The band members consist of Anandraj Benjamin Paul (vocalist), Tony John (vocalist turntables and synth), Rex Vijayan (guitar and synth), Mithun Puthanveetil (drums) and Naresh Kamath (bass guitarist).
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Irshad Khan is considered among the world's best Sitar players and the leading Surbahar (BassSitar) player of his generation. First recognised as a child prodigy, today he has emerged to be among the most sought after and versatile Indian musicians of India. With uncompromising dedication in training both vocally and instrumentally, he has gained proficiency in classical vocal.
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A sitar player and composer based in the UK, she is the daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar, a task difficult in itself. She gave a public performce at the age of 13; and has since been known as an accomplished sitar artist. Now, she is all energised with her laest album, Breathing Under Water, released by Saregama. Anoushka Shankar in candid conversation with radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan. Excerpts:
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She is 30 years old, married with a three year old kid, but those who have heard RJ Archana on Big FM Hyderabad may not connect any of this to the bubbly, young voice that loves to talk of a myriad things on air.Archana loves hanging around at Necklace Road in the city of the Char Minar, and also loves to spend time with her family at some peaceful place. Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan engages the talented RJ Archana in conversation. Excerpts:
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In the two decades that he has spent working in Mumbai, Gajendrra Singh has become more of an institution within the television industry. He is the unseen force behind Antakshari, the guiding hand behind Cinestars Ki Khoj and the hand that shaped Voice of India. Singh has managed what few else in the industry could - getting veterans in the industry to endorse and support raw talent that traveled to Mumbai to compete on Singh's TV talent hunts. Driven by a passion to hone fresh musical talent, Singh has now started an academy that will nurture this talent.
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After completing almost five decades in the field of playback singing, the first National Award (when it was instituted) winner in 1968 for the song 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti,'Mahendra Kapoor celebrated his 74th birthday on 9 January 2008. Even now, he is enthusiastic about practising and teaching music. Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan involves him in a frank conversation. Excerpts from the interview:
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Punkh, a fresh experiment in the Indian music arena, released their self-titled debut album. The heart and soul of Punkh is Deepak Nair, better known as Dean. Dean has been singing professionally for more than 12 years now and is the founder, song-writer and lead singer of Punkh. He holds a Bachelors degree in jazz and pop music from Germany with a major in vocals and has also had the opportunity to learn Hindustani classical music for some time.
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To trance lovers all over the world, the UK based band"Above & Beyond"needs no introduction. The band, that has produced hit remixes for artists like Madonna ("What It Feels Like for a Girl"and"Nobody Knows Me"), Britney Spears ("Everytime"), and Dido ("Sand in My Shoes"), has been rated No. 6 by the DJ Magazine amongst the top 100 DJs, and has also been regarded to have released one of the most original trance albums by"The Sun"(a UK based tabloid). The band (Jonathan"Jono"Grant, Tony McGuiness and Paavo Siljam?¤ki) is right now in Goa, with fans waiting to get high on good music.
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